Exclusive: NET-A-PORTER Pairs Up with Mario Testino on a Limited-Edition Collection

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Luxury online retailer NET-A-PORTER has collaborated with famed fashion photographer and founder of MATE Asociación, Mario Testino, on a 40-piece limited-edition collection of clothing, jewelry, and bags. This marks the first time the e-tailer has teamed up with a shutterbug.

The collection features enlarged and abstract sections of Testino's latest photographic exhibition, "Alta Moda," a series of photographs of Peruvians wearing traditional attire. "We fell in love with Mario's incredible book of photographs, and we knew that we had to collaborate with him somehow," said NET-A-PORTER's fashion director, Holli Rogers. "Mario was extremely involved in the process and excited to delve into ready-to-wear. He chose all of the photographs [we] used and worked closely with our team to find manufactures in his native Peru."

The limited-edition line features caftans, T-shirts, clutches, jewelry designed by Erickson Beamon's Vicki Beamon, and 17 vintage pieces that were handcrafted in Peru. "The vintage pieces were handmade by Marcelle Symons of One Vintage, and are reworked to include Peruvian fabric," explained Rogers. Plus, 20 percent of net sale profits will go to MATE, a non-profit association established by Testino to support and promote the arts in his home country. And unlike the majority of NET-A-PORTER's high-end picks, these pieces are all accessibly priced: T-shirts are $210, caftans run $280, and clutches are tagged $150. "Essentially, these pieces are wearable art," said Rogers. "We worked hard to make the price point accessible, and we can see them becoming iconic prints. They are the type of thing you'll wear walking down the street and someone will ask, 'Is that a Mario Testino piece?'"

The NET-A-PORTER Mario Testino for MATE collection will be available on NET-A-PORTER.com starting in June.